Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-12
THE NEW SOUTH.
How 1t Owes Much of It's Present Boom
to the jews.

To the jews
Especial Correspondence
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 4.
The new south owes much of its present
prosperity to those princes of commerce the
Jews. At the close of the war they were
quick to see that great change had already
oegun in the planting and marketing of cot
ton In slave times the planter dealt directly
with his factor. Little or no cotton was han
died at the interior towns. 1t was raised on
big plantations and went to market in big
lots When slavery was destroyed the de-
struction q this system begun. The negroes
rented land and raised cotton in small guam
titles, and the small white farmer began to
make his appearance. The producers OF a
few bales couldn't afford to market their cot
ton as the large planters did They needed
some one close at hand to advance them
money and purchase their crop. The jews
saw the need and they responded to it. With
a few hundreds OF thousands of dollars they
located in the towns and villages, and at
crossroad points all over the cotton states, and
furnished supplies to the small farmers and
took their cotton when it was ready for
market They did, of course, just what
all who were in their line of business did; that
is. they sold as dearly as they could and
bought as cheaply They made money rapidly,
and many of them in short time became
the wealthiest men i'll their respective COM
munities. And while they were building up
their own fortunes they aided i'll building up
the fortunes of the Jews III the larger cities.
They naturally dealt with each other. The
Jews in the country bought from the Jews in
the cities, and the cotton collected by the Jew
country merchants went to the Jew cotton
houses What has been the result? Why,
that the cotton factors in New Orleans
and some other ports which do the
largest business are Jews, the greatest and
richest merchant in Texas is Jew and
the largest mercantile house in Georgia is
Jew house. There is not town or city in
the whole SOUTH unless it be some Of the new
towns in the iron and coal regions, in which
the Jews have not firm foothold. They are
gradually getting control of all the business
and are pushing themselves to the front III
every possible way.
No fault can be found with them. They
are good citizens, sober and industrious. They
do not raise disturbing questions and ar,
strangers in the police courts; and, although
the southern towns, where prohibition is not
in force, are well provided with barrooms, il
would be difficult to find Jew saloon keeper.
They handle all kinds of Intoxicating liquors
in wholesale way, but they do not conde-
scend to deal it out in drinks over the bar.
A thing that is very noticeable is the
brightness of the Jewish children. 1t is
common remark that they lead their classes,
and that they learn their lessons with greater
ease than Christian children. The reason OF
their success at school is, doubtless, due to
two things, namely: The strict training
they receive at home, being required to study
their lessons thoroughly there, and to their
general good health, which is the result of the
health laws they are compelled to observe.